SAA Fall 2014 Newsletter

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STUDENT ADMISSIONS AMBASSADORSBy: Mikayla Vetter

This fall SAA has been busy in and outside of the groups planned gatherings! We kicked o

the fall semester with Jennys back-to-school barbeque and ended the semester with Pauls an

nual Christmas party.

To start off the semester, SAA members got together at the Connolly household meeting

the new members and eating everyones favoritethe party potatoes. We also kept things inte

esting this year by taking part in the ice bucket challenge which ended in a water fight with Bar

against Jennys children.Of course we continued the traditions in meetings with our dressing up for homecoming

and Halloween. The most clever costume for Halloween went to Colby Campbell for dressing u

as the one and only Paul Sapp, with a very accurate representation including his gray hair! The

best pair went to SAA seniors and couple Emily Newton and Nick Stanford who dressed up as

peanut butter and jelly. The last award to be handed out was for the scariest costume and that

went to new member Zach Lillquist who dressed up as Sarah, the ew girl!

Before we knew it the semester was already over and it was time to celebrate the end of

busy semester. So SAA members kept the Christmas tradition going by attending Christmas festivties on Main Street followed by Paul Sapp's Christmas party hosted by the exec team! It was a

great time hanging out with

friends, filled with lots of laug

ter, cheer and ugly Christma

sweaters to bring in the holi-

day season!


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NEW MEMBERS.

Andrea Thoene, Sr. Bailey Jimmison, Sr. Brandon Schiltz, Jr. Dustin Toale, Jr.

Hannah Lodge, Jr. Jana Johnson, So. Kate Costigan, Jr. Kelsey Rogers, Jr.

Kyle Polzin, So. Madi Gavin, So. Maddy ODonnell, So. Maddie Twedt, Sr.

By: Daniel Vorwerk


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Margarita Meza, So. Matthew Klein, So. Mikayla Vetter, So. Natalie Rork, Jr.

Olivia Steffen, Jr. Parker Bennett, So. Stormie Johanson, Jr. Tara Jackson, Jr.

Tori Settani, So. Zach Lillquist, So.

NEW MEMBERS.By: Daniel Vorwerk


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HOMECOMING.By: Molly Norman

This semester, SAA has had a blast participating in Homecoming activities, hanging out,

and even serving the community! During Homecoming week, it is known that SAA is pretty toug

competition at Pride Cry every year, and this year, we did not disappoint! We once again paire

up with CATS and dressed in our purple, gold, and nerd/superhero accessories to match the Su

perhero theme of Homecoming week. Competition was tough but we advanced to the final

round on Friday night where we came in second to Camp Adventure.

Following tradition, SAA Execs hosted a SAA tailgate for current members and alumni! SAAhad a tent set up for tailgating on Saturday and invited current members and alumni alike to

hang out before the game. We ate food and laughed and had enjoyed hanging out with one

another after a fun week full of homecoming events.

The day following all the tailgating gets a little messy, though and we followed the theme

of the week and suited up as Panther superheroes and set out on our final homecoming mission

to conquer the trash. We walked all around campus picking up leftover Hershey Kiss wrappers b

the campanile and remnants of what used to be taco dip and tortilla chip from tailgating.


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By: Emily Bachmeier

At each SAA meeting, there are a number of awards given out to members of the group

Some are serious, others are funny but all of the awards have the purpose of recognizing a mem

ber for something they did, said, or something that happened since the last meeting.

Panther of the Week (POW) awards are submitted by members of SAA about other mem

bers to comment on a job well done in or outside of SAA or thank them for something good tha

happened. These awards, along with Bonehead of the Week (BOW) awards, are anonymously

read aloud during meetings. BOW awards are submitted about other SAA members to commenon things done without thinking, or face palm moments; such as tripping while giving a tour.

One POW and one BOW are selected each meeting and awarded a certificate and Admission

prize, such as a sticker or water bottle. In addition, a Panther of the Month (POM) award is give

out each month to a member who has proven to be an exceptional Panther.

A new addition to the awards given at meetings this year is the Top Gun Award. Created

and implemented by our Vice President of Community Outreach, Rachel Carmen, this award

aims to recognize SAA members who have shown exceptional service each week. The Top Gun

award relates to the service sector of the SAA mission and is awarded to a member who hasgone above and beyond in service, whether it is to the community, the university, or SAA. An ex

ample of a Top Gun award nomination might be someone who jumped in when Jenny needed

last-minute assistance or someone who really stepped up and assisted another member in a sig

nificant way. This award has been a special addition to the meeting awards and truly helps em

body the mission of SAA.

MEETING AWARDS.


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FACEBOOK CREEPINBy: Rhydian Talbot

In a craze that broke out across newsfeeds faster than a 13-year-olds acne, preteen pic-

tures of SAA members resurfaced on social media through comments and plenty of likes. Sen

Rachel Carmen, kick-started the trip down memory lane after a post-retreat bonfire in early fall,

where members reminisced on embarrassing tween moments. It started out as me just creepin

through old photos because I thought it would be funny, but then all of a sudden I had people

actually requesting that I look through their old photos and leave comments, Carmen said.

For weeks, images of SAA members, circa-2008, resurfaced as Carmen and fellow SAAerssleuthed through old photos. Bowl cuts, chubby cheeks, and braces appeared in droves as only

the most incriminating of Ambassadors photos sprung to the top of newsfeeds. Creeping be-

came a sport during late-night study breaks, where commenters would embark on a rampage

responses poking good-natured fun at the former faces of the faces of UNI.

The flashback attacks rose in popularity throughout the semester, spurring a response to t

member that began the craze. Senior, Morgan Kramer, contacted Carmens mother for exclusi

shots of her then-preteen daughter that were mysteriously absent from Facebook.

The initial creeping craze may have faded, but humbling photos of Ambassadors formeryears still linger in the depths of Facebook albums. These photos will surely resurface alongside t

welcome of new members of SAA Spring 2015 as we learn about each other, present and past.


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SERVICE TO CFBy: Molly Norman

Because we all did such a fabulous job picking up trash around campus after Homecom-

ing, we decided to set our sites on something a little bit off campus and took on the highway to

get our community looking as spotless as campus. The group that went out was small but might

and collected many bags of trash in order to help out the Cedar Falls community that gives so

much back to us as Panthers.

Finally, our members decided to volunteer at the Pink Ribbon Run in Cedar Falls. Bundled

up and ready to brave the cold, our Ambassadors did such a fabulous job that early morningthat they even got a mention in the Waterloo Courier! Handing out water and offering a word o

encouragement to those participating might seem like something small to us, but getting that

kind of recognition really goes to show the kind of appreciation it brings.

As a group, it is so great to watch comradery grow through doing activities held by the

school, as well as trying to better our world together. We are a group of ambassadors, but we d

so, so much more than that on a daily basis and that is what being in this group is really all abou


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PANTHER OF THE MONTH.

Joe Noonan, Sr.

September POM.

This person always

has a smile on his

face and is willing to

help anyone and

everyone with

something no mat-

ter what. He is the

epitome of what it

means to be a

good ambassador.

Kyle Polzin, So.

October POM.

Beyond panels, this

person is one of the

brightest people

around campus and

consistently shows

up to support other

SAA members in

their endeavors.

Bart Frederick, Sr.

November POM.

This ambassador isso supportive of

everybody in SAA in

the things they do.

He knows the true

meaning of being

an Ambassador,

and he represents

this University excep-

tionally well.

Morgan Nibe, Sr.

December POM.

For 4 years, this am-bassador has served

the admissions of-

fice in many ways.

Her smile, pleasant

attitude, and kind

heart are what

make her an amaz-

ing ambassador.

By: Daniel Vorwerk


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BIG/LILBy: Justin Niday

This year, Jordy Brown, Vice President of Membership Development, was in charge of the

big and little program that SAA uses every year to help new members integrate themselves into

the group. However, Jordy did not just run the program, but transformed it into not just a way of

integrating new members but encouraging them to develop creativity and other applicable

skills. Jordy has taken a program that had grown complacent with the usual and has breathed

new life into it.

Traditionally, the big and little program has allowed new members to meet current mem-bers, integrate themselves with the group, and compete in weekly challenges against other

pairs. This year, Jordy has revolutionized the way challenges have been set up. These new chal-

lenges have included finding a place on campus that has never been photographed, creating

a music video with your partner, or even as crazy as finding a squirrel on campus, naming it, and

taking a selfie with it!

These new big and little challenges have proven very successful this year and I have no-

ticed new member participation in meeting is higher than any year prior.

With over 20 new members this semester, it wasnt an easy task for Jordy, but he suc-ceeded in making this group tight nit. The new members have developed quickly and now that

their first semester is over everyone is excited to see what next semester holds.


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FORMAL.By: Rhydian Talbot

Hopping aboard the U.S.S.A.A., Ambassadors got down at the annual Fall Formal on Nov. 21. Th

nautical-themed event was again held at the Fox Ridge Golf Course in Dike, IA.

The annual formal provides members with a time to celebrate the close of a semester

through camaraderie and classy attire. Jordy Brown, Vice President of Membership Develop-

ment, oversaw the creation and implementation of the successful event, driven by the nights

purpose. Formal is a great time for SAA members to come together and simply appreciate the

peers by being fancy and dancing the night away, Brown said.Attendees enjoyed a catered dinner over good conversation. Following the meal, the

dance floor opened, and seniors Nick Stanford and Colby Campbell served as DJs for the eve-

ning. Event-goers got down to hits past and present, grooving to top hits across the decades.

When Abbas Dancing Queen played as the evening came to a close, advisors Paul Sapp an

Jenny Connolly took to the center of the dance floor to the delight of all in attendance.

Ambassadors were allowed to share the evening with plus-one guests. The guest list al-

lowed members to show off significant others and close friends, enabling SAA to invite, inform,

and inspire even outside of khaki and purple polo events. The formal also brought back somefamiliar faces. SAA alums Eadie Marie Schettler (13) and Sara Rockow (13) accompanied cur-

rent members, serving as a reminder of the connections to SAA that outlast graduation.


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SAYIN GOODBYE

Morgan Kramer, Sr. Morgan Nibe, Sr.

Emily Newton, Sr.Amber Irlmeier, Sr. Justin Niday, Jr.

By: Daniel Vorwerk

It is the worst part of the year, but this December, we had to say goodbye to 5 of our mem

bers. In total, they contributed 238 hours of weekly tours to the group during their time in SAA.


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